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Emperor Jones keysheet

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White Studio theatrical photographs

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Series I. Plays

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Emperor Jones keysheet

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Title
Emperor Jones keysheet
Additional title: Plain Jane keysheet
Names
White Studio (New York, N.Y.) (Photographer)
Collection

White Studio theatrical photographs

Series I. Plays

Emperor Jones keysheet

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1925-02-11
Library locations
Billy Rose Theatre Division
Shelf locator: *T-Vim 1956-002
Topics
Theatrical productions -- New York (N.Y.)
Stage photography -- New York (N.Y.)
Robeson, Paul, 1898-1976
Genres
Photographs
Notes
Biographical/historical: A commercial photographic studio founded by Luther White in New York City in the 1890s, White Studio was first known for its portraiture before venturing into theatrical photography beginning in 1904.
Content: Portrait photographs of Paul Robeson in the title role of Eugene O'Neill's The Emperor Jones, a play in eight scenes, produced at the Fifth-second Street Theatre, New York, N.Y., Feb. 11, 1925.
Content: Mounted on board with keysheet of the musical Plain Jane.
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b16187984
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b14943574
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): d4533960-c5b8-012f-602f-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library holds or manages the copyright(s) in this item. If you need information about reusing this item, please go to: http://nypl.org/permissions

Item timeline of events

  • 1925: Created
  • 2016: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

MLA Format

Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. "Emperor Jones keysheet" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1925. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/711d347b-0c07-129e-e040-e00a18066851

Chicago/Turabian Format

Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. "Emperor Jones keysheet" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed October 31, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/711d347b-0c07-129e-e040-e00a18066851

APA Format

Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. (1925). Emperor Jones keysheet Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/711d347b-0c07-129e-e040-e00a18066851

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<ref name=NYPL>{{cite web | url=https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/711d347b-0c07-129e-e040-e00a18066851 | title= (still image) Emperor Jones keysheet, (1925)|author=Digital Collections, The New York Public Library |accessdate=October 31, 2026 |publisher=The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox, and Tilden Foundations}}</ref>

Emperor Jones keysheet